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DATE: Wednesday, May 29, 1996               TAG: 9605290041
SECTION: DAILY BREAK             PAGE: E5   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT 
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R. KELLY TO PLAY AMPHITHEATER

Silky Soulman R. Kelly, who serenaded an enthusiastic crowd a few months ago at Hampton Coliseum, returns to Hampton Roads for a July 12 concert at the Virginia Beach Amphitheater.

``Down Low (Nobody Has to Know),'' Kelly's collaboration with Ronald Isley, is the No. 10 single on Billboard's R&B charts. Joining him in Virginia Beach are veteran rapper LL Cool J and Xscape, who back MC Lyte on the current ``Keep On, Keepin' On.''

Tickets are $23.75 (Gold Circle and reserved) and $14.75 (festival lawn), plus parking and service charges. They will go on sale Monday at 10 a.m. Order by calling 671-8100, or call 368-3000 for more information. ILLUSTRATION: Photo

R. Kelly by CNB